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Commentary on ‘A Consensus-Based Criterion Standard for the Requirement of a Trauma Team:’ Low-Resource Setting Considerations

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    Barclay T. Stewart

  2. Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa

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Stewart, B.T. Commentary on ‘A Consensus-Based Criterion Standard for the Requirement of a Trauma Team:’ Low-Resource Setting Considerations. World J Surg 42, 2810–2812 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-018-4616-8

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